SiN Episodes – more details
Further to our news story yesterday that Ritual Entertainment have announced the development of SiN Episodes, we can now reveal more details of what to expect in the new game.
Featuring the highly anticipated return of Elexis Sinclaire, the world's most dangerous and seductive biochemist, and the only man who stands in her way, John R. Blade, SiN Episodes sees the sworn enemies face off in Freeport City, a near-future mixture of San Francisco, Tokyo and New York, all set inside the unrestricted SiN universe.
The upcoming SiN Episodes chapter entitled Emergence will be the first in a series of episodic adventures powered by the award-winning Source engine developed by Valve and first put to use in Half Life 2. Using Steam, the online content delivery system, Sin Episodes takes a bold step into the future of gaming by drip-feeding episodes to payers over several months.
Said Tom Mustaine, cofounder and Director of Development for Ritual:
"Combining the incredible power of the Source engine with episodic content delivery via Steam has empowered us to raise the bar on key features of the SiN universe, interactivity, character driven gameplay, and emergent AI,"
Steve Nix, Ritual CEO, added:
"Digitally delivered episodic content is the next frontier in the games industry. Episodic development gives Ritual the opportunity to be much more responsive to community feedback and industry trends. We can adjust our content to deliver maximum entertainment value with each installment."
And Gabe Newell, founder and president of Valve chipped in with this :
"One of our goals for Steam and Source is to provide a viable platform for independent developers who would rather be working on original IP. It's great to be working with Ritual again as they take this pioneering step for the industry. I look forward to purchasing my copy of SiN: Emergence."
SiN Episodes expands on the role of Colonel John R. Blade, a battle worn hero in charge of HardCorps, an elite strike force with a long history of conflict with SinTEK, a powerful multibillion dollar empire headed up by Elexis Sinclaire, a beautiful, brilliant, and ruthless scientist who is out to remake humanity according to her own twisted vision. Joining Blade on his mission is SiN’s slightly annoying side-kick, JC, a HardCorps hacker with a secret to keep, and Jessica Cannon, a fiery rookie who can find her way into any secure facility.
SiN Episodes: Emergence features never before seen weapons, characters and environments along with a host of interactive options, paying homage to its predecessors, SiN and its expansion pack, Wages of SiN.
Additional information and purchasing options will be announced on www.sinepisodes.com or www.steampowered.com at a later date.
